Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > linux.debian.user > #203357

Re: printers

Show all headers | View raw

On 2018-12-13 20:43, basti wrote:
> On 13.12.18 20:44, mick crane wrote:
>> I think I must be getting elderly
>> I have a debian buster PC that works as a print server. I can send 
>> files
>> to it from windows and I can print from it by typing
>> "lpr filename"
>> I think I set it up with the cups web interface.
>> 
>> I have another debian buster PC that I sometimes fiddle about on and 
>> I'd
>> like to type on that.
>> "lpr filename"
>> I don't want the cups sever on it just to print
> is the cups server runing on IP 10.0.0.107 ?
> what does "ss -tulpen | grep 631" say?

yes cups server 107

:~$ ss -tulpen | grep 631
udp    UNCONN   0        0                 0.0.0.0:631            
0.0.0.0:*      ino:17297 sk:1 <->
tcp    LISTEN   0        5               127.0.0.1:631            
0.0.0.0:*      ino:17288 sk:c <->
tcp    LISTEN   0        5                   [::1]:631               
[::]:*      ino:17287 sk:13 v6only:1 <->

>> 
>> I typed
>> "lpadmin -U mick -h http://10.0.0.107:631 -d HP_LaserJet_4000_series"
>> hoping it might do something but says
>> "Unable to connect to server: No such file or directory"
> 
> you can install cups-client on this machine an then create a file
> /etc/cups/client.conf like:
> 
> ServerName 10.0.0.107

cups is there likely I haven't set anything up
> 
>> 
>> I attempted to use the GUI from the desktop System/Print Settings 
>> where
>> I hoped I could put in sensible values but it says it is locked and 
>> ask
>> for authentication.
>> I put in the root password but it won't do anything
>> why might that be then ?
> 
> is root in the lpamin group?

this was really my question, sometimes I just don't get these 
permissions. I thought root was access everywhere.


mick

-- 
Key ID    4BFEBB31

Back to linux.debian.user | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

printers mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 20:50 +0100
  Re: printers Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-12-13 21:40 +0100
    Re: printers Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-12-14 00:00 +0100
      Re: printers aces and eights <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-12-14 10:00 +0100
      Re: printers mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-12-14 11:40 +0100
  Re: printers Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-12-13 21:50 +0100
    Re: printers mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 22:10 +0100
      Re: printers Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-12-13 22:30 +0100
    Re: printers mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-12-14 13:40 +0100
  Re: printers basti <mailinglist@unix-solution.de> - 2018-12-13 22:20 +0100
    Re: printers mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 22:40 +0100
      Re: printers Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-12-13 22:50 +0100
    Re: printers Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-12-13 22:40 +0100
    Re: printers Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-12-13 22:50 +0100

csiph-web